Exploring Humanitarian Law (EHL)
… Exploring Humanitarian Law (EHL) is a resource pack for teachers to … students aged 13 to 18 to the basic rules of international humanitarian law. It was …
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Customary international humanitarian law
… Customary international law is made up of rules that come from "a … exist independent of treaty law. Customary international humanitarian law (IHL) is of crucial …
ICRC database on national measures implementing international humanitarian law
… database on national measures to implement international humanitarian law. Database -implementation of IHL …
International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law: Similarities and Differences
… Both international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law (IHRL) strive …
National Committees and Similar Entities on International Humanitarian Law: Guidelines for Success – Towards Respecting and Implementing International Humanitarian Law
… International humanitarian law (IHL) affords protection to people and … step in ensuring the effectiveness of the law's protection is by States adopting or …
The United Nations and International Humanitarian Law: The International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations' involvement in the implementation of international humanitarian law
… International Symposium on the occasion of the … and ensure compliance with international humanitarian law by States and other actors on the …
The ICRC Advisory Service on international humanitarian law
… workshops, and it sponsors regional and international peer meetings for relevant State … The exchange of information on IHL laws, case law, and other adopted measures is … the Advisory Service cooperates with relevant international and regional organizations such …
Implementing international humanitarian law: 2020/2021 report
… 2020-2021 REPORT IMPLEMENTING INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW PARTICIPATION OF THE AMERICAN STATES IN …
International Humanitarian Law webinar in Brussels (EHF)
… We would like to invite you to the Webinar on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) organised by the European Commission …
Civil defence in international humanitarian law – Factsheet
… defence reflects the desire of those who made international humanitarian law to mitigate the loss, damage and suffering …
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ICRC library
Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.
IHL treaties
International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.
Customary IHL
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.